Date of Birth: March 21, 1925 (101)
Birth Place: London, ENGLAND
I am a person who wears multiple hats - tech entrepreneur (I co-founded Shazam), crime writer (I write the Kamil Rahman series of crime novels) and theatre director (I am currently directing and co-producing Dog Mom at the Southwark Playhouse).
Long Beach Opera announced its 2026-27 season featuring works by composer Georges Aperghis, soprano Habin Kim, and synth-pop artist Geneva Jacuzzi, along with productions including Handel's Tolomeo and Ana Sokolović's Svadba on the historic Queen Mary.
Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is continuing its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen.
The Tsinandali Festival returns to the Tsinandali Estate in Georgia, featuring the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in four concerts led by Gianandrea Noseda, alongside soloists including Lisa Batiashvili and Pinchas Zukerman.
F**KING SWANS, written by Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist Elise Marra, is running at Omnibus Theatre as part of the 96' Festival, starring Siubhan Harrison, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Emma Wilkinson Wright.
San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program will continue its 2026 season with La Tragédie de Carmen, a condensed adaptation of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, created by theatre director Peter Brook.
All new production images have been released from the world premiere of new musical Dark of the Moon.
An all new video has been released of Glenn Adamson and Lauren Jones performing 'Wildflower' from the upcoming musical, Dark Of The Moon.
The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
The Merola Opera Program will present LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN as part of its 2026 season in San Francisco.
Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts tells a perfectly coherent story—it’s just not a very interesting one.
San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2026 season.
Witzend Productions and Charing Cross Theatre will present the world premiere of DARK OF THE MOON, featuring GLENN ADAMSON and LAUREN JONES, with performances scheduled from May to August 2026.
At a ceremony at the National Theatre, the Critics’ Circle announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards.
The Critics’ Circle just announced the winners of the 2026 Theatre Awards.
On stage from 7 to 21 June 2026, the 54th International Theatre Festival will bring to Venice over 200 artists for 55 events.
The world premiere of new musical Dark of the Moon, based on the classic 1941 play by Howard D Richardson and William Berney, will run at Charing Cross Theatre.
The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards has announced the nominees for the prestigious Empty Space…Peter Brook Award 2026.
The Critics' Circle has announced the nominations for the 2026 Theatre Awards, highlighting outstanding theatrical achievements.
